Everyone, pay attention: That was H.E.R. who joined Usher on stage for a searing electric guitar solo during the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show.It was was not, as some brilliant minds on social We should offer a final caveat (before the BIG GUITAR conspiracy theorists take to YouTube) that – as is the case with all Super Bowl halftime shows – the performance was indeed mimed, albeit to a live rehearsal recording. However, focusing on this feels a little churlish: no-one should be questioning H.E.R.’s playing credentials. Filipino American artist Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, known professionally as H.E.R., made a surprise appearance during Usher’s halftime show at the 2024 Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, known professionally as H.E.R., delivered an electric guitar solo alongside Usher at the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show. Contrary to some social media users’ misidentification, the performer was not North West, but the 26-year-old H.E.R., an accomplished artist one award shy of achieving the prestigious EGOT status. Members of the University of Arizona marching band perform during halftime at Super Bowl 1 in 1967. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images) The halftime show at many of the early Super Bowls was H.E.R. made a surprise guest appearance alongside Usher during the Super Bowl Halftime Show yesterday evening, armed with a custom red version of her signature Fender Stratocaster. During her short appearance she struts through the dancers, performing track U Got It Bad before moving into Bad Girl , and mixes in a stunning solo before making Vallejo-native H.E.R. joined headliner Usher and other musicians like Alicia Keys on Sunday during the halftime show at the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. Fresh off her performance at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, Beyoncé set the Super Bowl halftime show gold standard with a nine-song medley complete with a guitar shooting fireworks. The synchronicity of H.E.R. playing this particular Super Bowl halftime show can't be understated: When she was ten years old, the 26-year-old — performing then as Gabi Wilson — played an Alicia Keys song on piano the Today Show, and at age 12 covered Keys' 2001 mega-hit Fallin' at the 2010 BET Awards. Keys, of course, was the first guest H.E.R. left fans stunned when she performed the electrifying guitar riff in Usher's hit song "U Got It Bad" during the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Written by Shannon Dawson Published on February 12 Watch Shakira Play Guitar + Drums During Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show. Philip Trapp. Philip Trapp Published: February 3, 2020. Shakira brandished a sparkly electric guitar and sat behind a H.E.R also joined Usher to play a guitar solo on his smash hit, "Burn," as well as on "Bad Girl." Singer H.E.R. performs during the Apple Music Halftime Show of Super Bowl LVIII between at But perhaps the biggest star of the show for us guitarists, was the Swarovski crystal-encrusted Gibson Firebird electric guitar that the multi-Grammy award-winning Colombian star played during the set. Featuring 70,000 hematite crystals, the guitar successfully reflected the dazzling and vibrant celebration of Latin music and showmanship. Predicting Kendrick Lamar’s First Song at the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show At 37, Kendrick Lamar steps onto the Super Bowl halftime stage as an artist and a cultural force. Fresh off the release of his album “gnx” and a year that saw his name dominate headlines, the Compton native now prepares for the most significant performance of his The duo didn’t so much erase as obliterate Maroon 5’s excruciating Super Bowl halftime show from the year before, with a high-octane, all-guns-blazing performance that went big on Latin pride Prince (2007) For Super Bowl XLI, the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bears braved the pouring rain and driving winds (Colts won 29-17). But Prince fought those same elements while playing a live electric guitar, a pretty metal move considering water and electricity are a dangerous combination. Eagle-eyed viewers of the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show will have noticed a rather unique guitar being played during the performance by Dr Dre, Snoop Dog and Eminem: a completely chrome PRS Silver Sky. READ MORE: The rest of PRS’ 2022 lineup is here Hip-hop royalty graced the stage at the 2022 halftime show at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles during Super Bowl LVI, led by none other than the esteemed Dr. Dre. Joined by fellow legends Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, and Kendrick Lamar, this star-studded lineup performed an exhilarating medley of their greatest hits, including "California Love," "Still D.R.E.," “Alright” and The best Super Bowl halftime show performances to ever grace the football field. But Prince fought those same elements while playing a live electric guitar, Watching him shred on his Over the years, the show has featured pop stars, rock bands and even cultural moments that go beyond music. From U2’s tribute after 9/11 to Beyoncé’s powerful message in 2016, the halftime show has become a part of the Super Bowl that fans look forward to just as much as the game. The top Super Bowl halftime performances of all time
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